Hi chaps
Well I gave up trying to get an audio fitter to do this job so combined it with sorting out the inner door card seals as well!
A job equally disinteresting to trade it would seem!
So here I present a photo diary of what I did and links to suppliers where possible.
I would also like to acknowledge the help and support from various members of the forum.
Stuff I needed:
Speaker adaptors: The last owner had fitted speakers directly to the door card, this resulted in a real bodge and left the speakers getting soaked by rain water!
This is how it looked >
The adaptors used come as a kit with all the screws, clips and cable you will need to do the job in both doors!
I got mine here > http://www.dynamicsounds.co.uk/auto...-165mm-front-door-speaker-adaptor-p-9044.html
For the sealant I just used an outside silicone type purchased from B&Q.
Removed the speakers and the bodged connections, mount the adaptors so that the groove is at the top.
Very simple to fit the adaptors to the card. hold in place and reach in through the adaptor to hold one of the little metal spring clips in place while with the other hand and a slim X head screw driver offer a screw to the clip.
Do this for all four.
Then mount the speaker in the adaptor, you will find that the connections go at about 10 o'clock in the adaptor.
Use the supplied self tappers and do the bottom one first so that the speaker is kept in place while you do the others.
For the seals I undid the bolts on the bottom of the card and kept the ones at the top in place.
This avoids the card falling off etc.
As I could not use the electrical connectors supplied with the adaptor kit, I used these to hold the card off the door body
You can see here where the water had been getting in >
Its not surprising really as there is a silly well at this point where water will collect.
I made sure to add a good thick bead of silicone at this point.
Replaced bolts and job almost done.
As there is a chance of a shower over night I added tape over the window edge to try and give the sealant a long time to dry.
Now, one more thing, the door card is held in place by plastic spring clips, these break and distort so I would say get yourself some of these before you start.
I got mine from here >
https://www.veedubmachine.co.uk/ind...=jf7c9oe9j1107p6p9cb6md4qf6&keyword=3B0868243
There are loads of threads showing how to remove the door card from the start, bottom screws and screws inside the handle.
I did have a look at the rear tweeters, it would seem they are simply defective as they are connected but intermittent so I guess I'll have to buy a set of them (any tips?)
Rear door card was a real so and so to get off :-(
Anyway chaps, hope that helps someone else later on.
Cheers
Mike
Well I gave up trying to get an audio fitter to do this job so combined it with sorting out the inner door card seals as well!
A job equally disinteresting to trade it would seem!
So here I present a photo diary of what I did and links to suppliers where possible.
I would also like to acknowledge the help and support from various members of the forum.
Stuff I needed:
Speaker adaptors: The last owner had fitted speakers directly to the door card, this resulted in a real bodge and left the speakers getting soaked by rain water!
This is how it looked >
The adaptors used come as a kit with all the screws, clips and cable you will need to do the job in both doors!
I got mine here > http://www.dynamicsounds.co.uk/auto...-165mm-front-door-speaker-adaptor-p-9044.html
For the sealant I just used an outside silicone type purchased from B&Q.
Removed the speakers and the bodged connections, mount the adaptors so that the groove is at the top.
Very simple to fit the adaptors to the card. hold in place and reach in through the adaptor to hold one of the little metal spring clips in place while with the other hand and a slim X head screw driver offer a screw to the clip.
Do this for all four.
Then mount the speaker in the adaptor, you will find that the connections go at about 10 o'clock in the adaptor.
Use the supplied self tappers and do the bottom one first so that the speaker is kept in place while you do the others.
For the seals I undid the bolts on the bottom of the card and kept the ones at the top in place.
This avoids the card falling off etc.
As I could not use the electrical connectors supplied with the adaptor kit, I used these to hold the card off the door body
You can see here where the water had been getting in >
Its not surprising really as there is a silly well at this point where water will collect.
I made sure to add a good thick bead of silicone at this point.
Replaced bolts and job almost done.
As there is a chance of a shower over night I added tape over the window edge to try and give the sealant a long time to dry.
Now, one more thing, the door card is held in place by plastic spring clips, these break and distort so I would say get yourself some of these before you start.
I got mine from here >
https://www.veedubmachine.co.uk/ind...=jf7c9oe9j1107p6p9cb6md4qf6&keyword=3B0868243
There are loads of threads showing how to remove the door card from the start, bottom screws and screws inside the handle.
I did have a look at the rear tweeters, it would seem they are simply defective as they are connected but intermittent so I guess I'll have to buy a set of them (any tips?)
Rear door card was a real so and so to get off :-(
Anyway chaps, hope that helps someone else later on.
Cheers
Mike
